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Photo: Turkey Creek Streamway Trail. It's under there somewhere, I promise you. Click for gallery of 5 or 6 pictures.
I love this stuff, I really do. The parking garage got my bike right up to 32 degrees all day long. It's covered but not really climate controlled or heated in any way. As such, my bike got thawed, and mechanically sound by the time I rode home. I hopped off the bus north of Johnson drive and did my Turkey Creek route. I was slow, but I had a ton of fun.
Flocculent. It's the perfect adjective to describe the experience that enraptures your senses while gliding through pristine powder on a bicycle. I'm talking about powder that's so silky smooth that it doesn't even have that squeak under your tires as it compresses. There's just a ghostly whisper from beneath you. The knobby tires float at speed, so steering and balance come effortlessly. You ride through a frozen, fine mist made of microscopic dust particles thrown into the air before you by your front wheel This is the life. Aside from being 70 degrees and sunny, riding unencumbered on a nimble and responsive road bike, I can't see it getting any better than this.
Random Tunage:
Steve Winwood - Finer Things
Linkin Park - Shadow of the day
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Photo: Turkey Creek Streamway Trail. It's under there somewhere, I promise you. Click for gallery of 5 or 6 pictures.
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- MRMacrum said...
Didn't realize you had no heated spot for your bike during the day. That certainly adds some difficulty on the really cold days while at work.
Problem we have this year is being stuckolent. Snow's too deep and crusted over thick enough to ride on.
- January 18, 2008 3:13 AM
- January 18, 2008 7:58 AM
- dvicci said...
That lack of inside storage for the bike has to be rough during these cold months. Just goes to show that commuters are a hardy bunch.
Given that, I hate the snow. It's hard to ride through with panniers weighing me down on the back end. Yesterday morning I nearly bought it about a dozen times riding through plowed snow.
You have the snow, I have the rain, we both have the sun, someone is bound to be happy no matter what. ;)
- January 18, 2008 11:04 AM
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Abnormal is so common, it's practically normal
I just finished one of the best books I've read in the last 10 years. It's called Little Brother by Cory Doctorow.
I would've enjoyed the book on its face, but it's underlying themes really struck a chord with me.
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A ban on some foreign tourists has come into force in the cannabis-selling coffee shops of the Dutch border city of Maastricht.
City authorities say the influx of tourists buying soft drugs is threatening public order and causing major traffic problems.
Coffee shop owners say the ban won't work and will hit the local economy.
However, the ban does not apply to visitors from Germany and Belgium who are the majority of foreign customers.
The move comes ahead of a proposed nationwide crackdown being discussed in the Dutch parliament.
The BBC's Anna Holligan says the ban is being seen as a test case that could be implemented in other Dutch towns and cities.
There are about 700 coffee shops in the Netherlands. The cultivation and sale of soft drugs through them is decriminalised although not legal.
An estimated 6,000 people visit Maastricht's coffee shops every day – most making the quick trip across the border from Belgium and Germany.
But from Saturday, anyone who doesn't hold a Dutch, Belgian or German passport will be told to leave.
Hi-tech security scanners have been set up to check passports and ID cards, and police will carry out random checks.
City authorities say drug tourists pose a threat to public order.
'Revenue lost'
But critics of the policy say the ban contravenes EU policies of equality and the freedom of movement.
Marc Josemans, chairman of the Association of Official Coffee Shops Maastricht (VOCM), said the ban would do more harm than good.
"All these clients who are banned from the Dutch coffee shops… have to return to the illegal circuit in their own country, therefore it will become a bigger problem and cause more criminality in those countries," he told Reuters.
VOCM says visitors attracted by the coffee shops also spend an estimated 140m euros (£120m) elsewhere in the city every year.
Correspondents say the Dutch justice ministry wants coffee shops to operate like members' only clubs, serving only local residents.
The European Court of Justice ruled last December that Dutch authorities could bar foreigners from cannabis-selling coffee shops because they were combating drug tourism.
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The Central Connecticut football team fell to Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon at Arute field. The Blue Devils (4-6, 2-2 NEC) allowed 40 first half points to the Colonials (5-4, 3-1 NEC) in the 54-21 loss.
Junior running back Rob Hollomonrushed for 131 yards and a touchdown in the loss. With his performance today, Hollomon's career total for rushing yards now stands at 2,388, which moves him past Clinton Dunston into third place on CCSU's all-time list.
Hollomon's touchdown was his 19th of the season. He is now one shy of tying Stan House and Justise Hairston for the program's single-season record of 20.
The Blue Devils received the game's opening kickoff and sophomore quarterback Nick SanGiacomoled CCSU on a nine-play, 74-yard scoring drive to take a 7-0 lead. The drive took just 3:14 off the clock and was capped by SanGiacomo floating a pass to the back corner of the endzone for senior Nick Bacarella. Bacarella pulled the pass in just inside the of the out-of-bounds line.
The touchdown pass was the 16th of the season for SanGiacomo who moves within one of Scott Dolch's single-season program record of 17.
Robert Morris kicked a field goal on its opening drive to start what would be a run of 47 consecutive points. CCSU fumbled on its second drive, with RMU using the short field to score a touchdown three plays later. The Blue Devils punted after their third drive stalled, while the Colonials picked up a field goal.
CCSU's next two drives ended in interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. Robert Morris followed with quarterback Paul Jones' second and third passing touchdownsof the half. The first going to Tyler Digby and the second to Deontae Howard. Jones had connected for a 11-yard touchdown pass to Duane Mitchell for RMU's first touchdown of the game.
Robert Morris increased its lead to 47-7 on a 14-yard touchdown run by Ryan Thermil in the third quarter.
CCSU added its second touchdown of the game with 6:17 left in the game as junior Darius Leecapped a 16-play, 79-yard drive with a one yard touchdown run.
The Blue Devils attempted an onside kick following the touchdown. Robert Morris recovered deep in CCSU territory and scored on their first offensive snap.
The Blue Devils landed the final score of the game on a 14-yard touchdown run by Hollomon. The score was set-up by a 53-yard run from Lee.
Lee finished with 89 yards on seven carries.
SanGiacomo was 10-of-26 in the game with one touchdown and four interceptions.
Junior Tyrell Holmes caught five passes for 63 yards in the game.
Senior Antwione Reese led the CCSU defense with 10 tackles in the game.
The Blue Devils return to action on Saturday at Duquesne. CCSU closes the regular season at Home on Nov. 23, against Bryant.


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NW Ohio Golf (Van Buren)
Started by slingblade, Oct 15 2012 09:15 PM
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Posted 15 October 2012 - 09:15 PM
Another great year for Van Buren golf team. Congrats to Coach Hietkamp and the VB boys.
Posted 30 October 2012 - 02:37 PM
slingblade, on 21 October 2012 - 03:02 PM, said:
Van Buren has a middle school golf program, and literally 25-30 kids going out for golf each season. No sliding back. They just reload.
Talked with my son about the vodka thing and he says it was last year, and when they checked the bottle it wasnt vodka. He also said when it comes to the cheating, it has happened..... once last year and once in qualifiers this year....No excuse for cheating at the HS level. He did say that many kids and teams try to do it. Kids learn it from playing in the summer FAGA events. That has become a cheat fest.
VB has been the dominating team over the past 10 years but things could be coming ot an end. When you loose 5 of your top 6 players its tough.
VB has been the dominating team over the past 10 years but things could be coming ot an end. When you loose 5 of your top 6 players its tough.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:46 PM
Coach Heitcamp does a great job with the Van Buren golf program. They are one of the better and most respected programs in NW Ohio. The kids are on the team have good golf etiquette and respect for the golf course. Whether they lose 5-6 seniors a year will not matter, they will just plug new kids in. Congrats to Van Buren and Coach Heitcamp and Longbrake.
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Kaysville student advocates for diabetes awareness, research
Adam Pearce • Diagnosed with Type I diabetes, the eighth-grader raises money, teaches others about the disease.
Courtesy of Pearce Family Adam Pearce shows off his jersey for his annual ride in the Tour de Cure fundraiser.
Kaysville • Dressed as Harry Potter in preparation for his first-grade Halloween party, Adam Pearce was excited about the day. Sadly Adam never made it to the party — instead, he ended up at his doctor's office where he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.
Still dressed as the boy wizard, Adam was admitted to Primary Children's Medical Center by endocrinologist and pediatrician Rob Lindsay. Adam's mother, Richelle Pearce, said that Lindsay looked Adam up and down and announced "Your scar is on the wrong side."
Adam wasn't really a wizard, he didn't have a magic wand, nor did his parents or doctor. They didn't have the power to make his diabetes disappear. Instead, the Pearce family decided to tap into the magic of education to discover more about the disease and inform others about it.
"The first time I met Dr. Lindsay, he looked me in the eyes and said 'This isn't your fault.' I was so relieved and I said to myself, 'OK, then let's move on and deal with this'" said Richelle Pearce.
Adam didn't really understand the full impact of the disease until he popped a Tootsie roll in his mouth after trick-or-treating and both his parents got upset.
"I realized I couldn't eat whatever I wanted without thinking about it and knew life was not going to be like it used to be," Adam said.
When Adam was first diagnosed, his best friend came over to play. Adam went into his room to get some Halloween candy when his little friend came in the kitchen tugged on Richelle Pearce's shirt and asked "Is what Adam has contagious?"
Richelle Pearce knew she had to teach others about diabetes. The entire Pearce family learned everything they could about diabetes. Richelle Pearce began sharing her knowledge with the school and anyone else who wanted to learn.
She knew it was important teach the kids at school about diabetes so they could be a resource to Adam.
"I do a diabetes presentation at the beginning of every year to make sure everyone understands diabetes and knows what to watch for in Adam. The more eyes watching Adam the better. Education is everything," she said.
The Pearces try to start with the basics such as informing people that Type 1 diabetes is not contagious and a person doesn't get it from eating too much sugar or playing too many video games.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation statistics report that more than 15,000 children and 15,000 adults are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes every year. That is about 80 people a day in the United States.
The Pearces try to spread the word about diabetes wherever they go. Richelle Pearce is the safe school advocate volunteer for the American Diabetes Association. She educates school employees and helps parents write up their child's special health needs plan for the school.
Adam is now 14 and an eighth-grader at Kaysville Junior High. He shares his mom's passion for education. Recently, he made it to the top three nominees for Diabetes National Youth Advocate. He has served as the Utah spokesperson since 2008 and has spoken before dozens of groups.
In addition to speaking, Adam and his family have participated in the fundraiser Tour de Cure, raising between $1,500 and $2,000 each year. In past years, Adam and his family have ridden 25 miles; this year with his dad and brother, he rode 60 miles.
Adam and his family find sponsors who donate money to the American Diabetes Association.
"It's a fund raiser to help find a cure for diabetes," said Adam.
Adam has also been credentialed and invited to a call to congress in March. He hopes to go to Washington, D.C. with his family and meet with congressmen and constituents from Utah and advocate for diabetes funding and programs.
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Kaysville student advocates for diabetes awareness, research
By Carol Lindsay
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Evolution Hoax
Now, in Emirdag Addendum page 72, "a century later" is explained.. .. what would you say about this point? - Yes, he has given the date. When we look at the date that he mentioned, in Emirdag Addendum, we would come to 2030-2040's. A Reviver would not speak in vain. Do you suppose that a reviver that Almighty Allah had sent as a successor of a prophet .. would speak recklessly. Their minds are perfect; when he says 100 years, it is 100 years. We will all live these days and see if Allah lets us. I am praying for that, I am a bit older than you all, You do pray for me too, just like I pray for you, pray for me that I could see those days. I do want to live that Golden Age. - Altogether Insha'Allah. - That is because anyone who didn't live that age should not say that he lived. Right? - Insha'Allah, may we live them altogether insha'Allah. - Insha'Allah. By the leave of Allah we will see those days altogether. - Insha'Allah.2011-02-19 17:40:54


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Homeless man to serve 10 years for firebombing Florida abortion clinic
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A homeless man who pleaded guilty to firebombing a Pensacola abortion clinic will serve 10 years in federal prison.
A judge sentenced 41-year-old Bobby Joe Rogers on Thursday. Rogers pleaded guilty in July to charges of arson and damaging a reproductive health facility.
The New Year's Day fire gutted the Pensacola Family Planning Clinic.
Rogers, a transient with a lengthy criminal history, told detectives that he had been living in a parking lot near the clinic and decided to set the fire because he was upset that abortions were performed there.
The building was the site of previous anti-abortion violence, including a double-murder in 1994 when an anti-abortion activist killed a doctor and the doctor's security escort.


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Learning to make a profit - and a difference
Max Ventilla was looking for his next startup.
He already had a strong tech track record, founding social search service Aardvark, which Google acquired in 2010 for $50 million, before taking a lead role in the development of Facebook rival Google+.
Like his fellow South of Market entrepreneurs, he wanted to make money, but not from digital coupons, a smartphone car service or a startup that tracks startups. He wanted something bigger, more significant, with more meaning.
Ventilla decided to design and sell schools.
His vision: a for-profit company with hundreds of computer engineers "building a platform to allow more child-centric education across decentralized schools."
In less wonky language, he wants to build a global network of one-room, tuition-based schools infused with technology. That could mean bar codes on homework assignments, iPads programmed to project a child's artwork on a wall, or a phone app to track students while they're on field trips.
Ventilla's idea is new, but he's also the latest in a line of high-tech success stories to take an altruistic or monetary interest in education.
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Benioff are big public-school donors. Netflix's Reed Hastings co-owns DreamBox, a for-profit, online math program sold to public schools.
But Ventilla isn't dabbling. He's doing this full time, all in. And he's not just, as the cliche goes, doing it for the children.
His company, AltSchool, is a true tech startup - it has millions in venture capital funding, a crew of computer wunderkinds, and office space in a funky old warehouse with hip seating arrangements and catered lunches.
He founded the company on market-driven demand from parents who want something like a homeschooling experience: a quality, technology-fueled education based on each child's abilities and interests, but one not actually at home.
It's a business, and Ventilla has a clear conscience when it comes to making money off it.
"What you don't want is profiteering," he said of his business philosophy. "You can do good in the world and create significant wealth for its employees and shareholders."
The starting point
The first AltSchool is a true one-room school with a wall-size picture window framing a view of a Muni stop in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood.
The cost per student is $19,100, but with financial aid available, current families on average are paying about half that, Ventilla said. The company is spending closer to $30,000 per student, covered by startup funding.
There are two teachers and 11 students, ages 5 to 12, with room for five more.
There are no chalkboards.
There are white boards and computerized wall projections, a computer-driven sound system and thermostats controlled by iPhones. Every student has a personalized iPad Mini to check school e-mail and assignments sent by the teachers, digitally record answers to class work, or complete the daily "play list" of individualized tasks.
On a recent morning, the five younger students lounged on pillows and floor cushions for morning songs with teacher Sarah Rothenberg. She selected the tunes from a computer, and they played on speakers above the kids.
In the middle of the room, Dashiell, 10, and Matthew, 9, were interviewing each other and writing a list of what they each liked most about school as part of a video project.
They agreed that playing the online construction video game "Minecraft" was definitely one of the best parts of school.
"Minecraft" in school?
The boys insisted that it was educational. They were building their school and planning on reconstructing San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake.
Matthew used to attend public school in Hercules, where his educational experience was radically different.
"There used to be 34 to 35 in my class," he said. "I used to go to my class, sit down and be quiet."
The school in Dogpatch doesn't use a typical grade structure.
Most children fall along a range, with their skill level in math and reading not perfectly correlated to the grade associated with their age, said teacher Carolyn Wilson.
An 8-year-old might read at a sixth-grade level but struggle in math.
"No one's really a third-grader," she said.
AltSchool engineers and teachers have crafted computer programs and curricula to match each child's skill level as well as their interests.
Targeting strengths
One student arrived at the school when it opened in mid-September lagging academically, but with a talent for art.
The teachers bought the child books about artists and taught her artistic perspective, a math concept that helped boost her skills by half an academic year within a few weeks.
Like all the students, she bounces seamlessly between paper and pencils and her iPad Mini.
"We're thinking about these children graduating in 2030," said Rothenberg, a former Boston public-school teacher. "What is the world they're graduating into? So much of that is technology-based.
"My 5-year-olds are checking their e-mails," she said. "I send them a personal note every morning."
Then there's the money
AltSchool is a school. It's also a business.
It is a venture filled with great potential and risk, said Bob Ackerman, founder of startup funder Allegis Capital.
"There has been a long history of deep-seated commitment to improving the quality and availability of education in the United States within the tech community," said Ackerman, a faculty member at the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. "The tech community for a long time has really looked at this as a problem against which to apply its creative prowess.
"The history is not particularly impressive."
Spotty history
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation tossed millions of dollars at creating small public schools a few years ago, for example, and later abandoned the effort after realizing it wasn't consistently producing higher test scores or fewer dropouts.
"When you look at what (Ventilla) is trying to do, I view it in a long line of attempts by very bright people who understand the importance and take a personal responsibility in making a difference," Ackerman said. "The question is, are we all tilting at windmills?"
Ventilla has the confidence one would expect from a 33-year-old with two Yale University degrees and a strong Silicon Valley pedigree.
He knows that like many online enterprises, including Twitter or even mega-retailer Amazon, making money will take a while.
"We will lose money for years and years," Ventilla said.
The end game
His goal is nothing short of an education empire, a large network of K-8 schools.
He believes he has a recipe for success: parent demand; cutting-edge computer engineers, teachers and programmers; and, perhaps most importantly, himself.
"You can't do this without an ability to raise a lot of money," Ventilla said. "You can't do it before you've proven yourself.
"It's pretty daunting, but if I can't do it, who can?"
Jill Tucker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @jilltucker


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Dear Sponsors,
I wanted to follow-up with you on my trip to the Save the Children Advocacy Summit in Washington in April. (I am sorry that this is so late.)
On Wednesday, I spent the day in the Youth Summit, where we learned how to advocate, kinds of messages to use and how our voices as children advocating for children are so important. There, I met, while working in groups, a lot of very interesting people: a 17 year old ex-gang member who now supports the Boys and Girls Clubs, kids that started school clubs to help develop their small rural towns and other kids that share my experience in going into poorer countries to build shelters or work with children. Through these encounters I learned the hard work and tools it takes to get the message out. In the afternoon I went to the White House where several of President Obama's advisers on foreign aid and US development gave the administrations' vision of what could be done to help children worldwide and how advocacy can help. One of the most exciting moments of the day was in the evening when I attended the Board of Trustees cocktail party, because I got to meet Vice-President Joe Biden!!
On Thursday, I spoke as part of the Youth Advocating for Youth Panel. My mom filmed the panel discussion, but unfortunately she had her hand over the microphone so I have pictures but no sound. I spoke in front of over 300 people and shared my opinions based on my experiences about how a 14 year old can help others. In the afternoon, I went with a group to the Capitol to meet with three House of Representative staffers (all representing Legislators from the state of New York) to discuss why the Legislators should support setting up a National Commission on Children and also why they should co-sponsor H.RES 135 supporting frontline health workers worldwide.
The Summit was two full days worth of learning and action. It helped me realize that we all need to advocate for change. It taught me how small actions can make a big difference in children's lives. I learned so much, and had an absolutely incredible experience!
I just want to thank you again for your support for my trip to Mozambique. While I have learned so much from the entire Save the Children experience, the most important thing is that I've seen how the money you donated is working to help children in need worldwide. Thank you!


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Well here I am. This is the last post for 2010.
For the first time since I have been in Japan, I'm staying here instead of going back to Australia for Christmas and New Year's. Just for that reason it feels incredibly strange, even a non-event.
Outside at the moment it's 6 degrees outside. I find it strange that fireworks are not a part of the New Year's celebration, nor is "Auld Lang Syne" which although you hear it everyday as the shops close, it means nothing to Japanese as a NYE song.
What they do here is go to a shrine, pray and ring a bell, maybe watch a sunrise. Fireworks I hear, are probable at Tokyo Disneyland.
At least it's warm in the apartment. I hope to
catch a live stream of the fireworks from home, drink a chu-hi, eat a rice cake, and maybe blow my fake iPhone paper whistle.
Usually I try to reflect on the past year and make my resolution for the following year so here goes..
I thought that coming to Japan was necessary for me to change things that maybe I'd done wrong, in a sense starting over again. I think that life is quite cyclical, and this year (in fact every year since the first) has had it's share of deja vu's.
In short, I don't think that I've changed that much at all, and the a*holes will always be around! One of my biggest changes is that recently I've slowly backed away from Facebook. I was reluctant to become a part of it. For a while it was great. I got in contact with a lot of people from school, some people around here, and my buddies in Italy.
But then I noticed the lurkers, the requests from people I didn't know back in the day, generally the ones that I have no interest in keeping in contact with. I could say something about the lack of privacy, but then why have a blog, right? Same thing with email. I miss the lost art of the written letter.
Anyway, my friends know who they are, and I hope the ones that aren't, know that too. A big thanks to them for making me what I am, both good and bad. Oh, and a big shout out to the people that stop by here and say "Hi". Lurking around a blog is a bit creepy. I think on the interwebs it's easy to forget there's a person behind the words.
I'm not making any big predictions for this coming year. Maybe learn that guitar a little bit better, but plans? No, I have no plan. What happens happens. Expectation leads to disappointment.
Happy New Year.
Friday, 31 December 2010
Expectation Leads To Disappointment
Well here I am. This is the last post for 2010.
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Thursday, 30 December 2010
KitKat Guitars
Wow. Slept in till 2:30pm. Nice.
I usually put it off until the very last minute, but I decided to pay my
extortion money NHI today. At the combini I also bought this Nestle mug pack. It was only 250 yen! I thought it was some kind of end-of-year gift thing, but it looks like it's an encouragement promotion for students about to do their entrance exams early next year. Anyway, can't argue with getting an (almost free) mug and coffee with a kit-kat.
After a very quick stint in Shinjuku, we went to Ochanomizu. Yes, guitar heaven so to speak.
I saw this clear plexiglass Les Paul copy and really wanted it. Why? The whole guitar is plexiglass, including the neck and headstock! Unfortunately, they said it was already sold, so boo hoo to me. Apparently it's a no name guitar, but for the 60,000 yen they wanted I think I would've bought it.
Later on in the day I saw the Ibanez Jem20th for 398,000 yen. No, they wouldn't let me play it. No sale to you buddy!
I tried out this Fender Splattercaster today. They want 54,800 yen for it. This is like the blue one I saw last year in Ikebukuro. Like that one, this one sounded nice too. I haven't decided whether it's ugly or beautiful. But do I need it?
I have so many now, you'd think I bought them as investments. WAY back in 1994, while we were trying to make it big *cough* in Sydney, I saw a Fender Custom Shop Playboy Stratocaster. T'was quite a shock when I saw one here. Shame they're asking 1,280,000 yen for it! Told my mamma I'm going to buy it, for a joke. She didn't get it. Anyways..
Before we left I bidded 21,000 yen on an desktop Evolver synth. I got outbid. There was one in the store so I tried it out. The unit doesn't have a headphone out so I was listening to it through only one of the speaker outs. I didn't get a good listen, but it sounded like the demos I've heard on Youtube.
Also there was a Korg MS2000. It has a lot of useable sounds here too. I didn't buy them. It's nice to be able to try these things out. I did notice a Roland Juno 106 synth. One thing I LOVE about Japan is all that yesterday gear stuff isn't that hard to come across, and all those sweet, sweet guitars are here too. Why would I want to leave?
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Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Mickey is De Gas
We bought discount tickets to see the Degas exhibition at the Yokohama Museum of Art yesterday.
Although I got up about 10.30, it wasn't until about 2pm that we finally got there. It's the last days of the exhibit so the line was long, and inside was almost uncomfortably crowded.
Most of the art were portraits of old people, ballet dancers, and a few tasteful nude paintings. While Degas was for sure very talented, this just reconfirmed my feelings that I prefer modern art and styles.
Once we left the final room, my eyes were drawn to the Surrealism section. If I have a favourite, Dali is it. It's like a warped dream. I could look at these paintings and art all day.
For some reason I like taking pictures of reflections. I took this picture of us in an inverted Q sculpture. Looks cool. Very surrealistic, no?
We spent a short time at Minato Mirai before making our way back towards Yokohama station. I had a sickly strawberry cream filled chocolate from Pocket Mart before we caught our train onwards to go to Kawasaki.
Before I came to Japan I only thought of Yokohama as a tyre company and Kawasaki for motorcycles. Funny.
The reason I wanted to come here was to check out the local Hard Off store. As soon as we got to Kawasaki, we started on the 30 minute trek to get there.
It's still my favourite. As usual there were a few things I was itching to get. I walked out only with a Buzz Lightyear. Don't look at me like that. It was only 300 yen! Did I mention it has a "big one" rocket with it?
While she looked around Lazona, there were a few shops I wanted to check out.
Not that I needed it, I picked up a Mickey Watch. I'm a sucker for old school Mickey. I like the subtle cues. It was a 5% off day and I had an additional 50 yen off, so I saved some small Crunky money change. Only 2,325 yen :D
Before heading back, we went to the Sanwa supermarket in the Lazona basement. We had some limited edition Walnut and Maple Haagan Daaz. It gets Jimmy's tick of approval. Get!
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Sunday, 26 December 2010
Avenue Q Ginza
It seems to be an unwritten rule that if I leave my camera at home, photo opportunities will be more prevalent.
And so it was today when we got to use the Christmas present I gave, that I was REALLY wishing I had brought it along. As I mentioned last post, said present was a ticket to see Avenue Q at Tokyo International Forum in Ginza.
The first I heard about this show was while listening to InterFM on my way to work last week. They played one of the songs, and from what they said it seemed like an adult version of Sesame Street. I thought that I'd like it, but I have to say it was a fantastic stage production. Although a totally different concept, I liked it even better than "Chicago".
The parallels with Sesame Street are hard to miss. If you always thought Bert and Ernie were gay, and the Cookie Monster surfed places NSFW on the internet, then I think you'd like it too. The icing on the cake is a "cameo" with Gary Coleman. Yes, that one. And in this case he is played by a woman.
The sets, puppets, story and singing were practically faultless. The puppet actors are visible but not really acknowledged as part of the show. At first this was strange, but you soon accept it. We were on the second floor, at a little bit of a distance from the stage, so if anything I'd have liked to have been closer.
I laughed a lot, got a little misty eyed, and really loved this show. Unfortunately today is last day so I'm afraid it's too late if you're in Tokyo. If you get the chance to see it, I HIGHLY recommend you go. Just do it.
When it was finished we decided to walk around the forum complex. Also on today was the Hot Toys 2010 figurine exhibition in the main building. It was free so we thought we'd take a look.
We were led down narrow corridors by cute girls dressed in white. Made it look like something really special. When we got to the main room, we were presented with a whole lot of glass-cased figurines with extremely high price tags, and bass heavy "doof doof" dance music pulsating through the room.
We almost accidentally bought this one by going to the store area checkouts. "Only" 18,000 yen, yikes! I was thinking this would be the perfect place for guys that have absolutely no interest in women.
This is one of those situations I wish I'd brought my real camera. You can see the flash reflecting off the glass, and the exposure being too dark. The figures outside the glass came out a little better.
How about a Tokyo Tower-sized "Godzilla" Rocky Balboa?
I liked this Aliens recreation..
..but while a lot of the figures looked cool and all, I prefered the girls in white. Damn you, blurry iPhone camera! :(
Right next door to the Hot Toys exhibition there was a Omani Cultural Days exhibition. Quite interesting. It got me thinking that this part of the world would be interesting for a holiday.
The last two times I was in Ginza I missed out on anpan from Kimuraya, so this time we wasted no more time, and got there to a plentiful supply of anpan goodness. There were a few bread samples to abate Sampleman 's hunger too.
Yamano music is right next door, so I took the opportunity to check out the small selection of sweet guitars. Often on the ground floor they play jazz outside the main entrance which sounds really cool. Today's selection was the "Sonny Criss - This is Criss" album. In my old age, I'm developing a mature admiration of jazz and classical. Uh oh.
Next stop.. Sony Building!
At the moment they are showing (off) their 3D film of Hokkaido's Asahiyama Zoo.
Of course I made sure to have the way cooler, kids polar bear 3D specs. Hot, huh?
It's always fun to check out the cool gear in the Sony building.
Sony's mp3 players aren't as easily intuitive as iPods, but I liked the sound quality helped along by their groovy MDR-XB500 cans.
The bass was nice, and the rest of the sound was very clear. There was a little bit of leakage, but maybe not too much to be a problem on the trains. The price is quite reasonable too. If I didn't have the ones I have these would be a strong contender for my next pair. I was listening to Miliyah Kato's "Rose". I'm not really into J-pop stars doing American R'n'b, but there are some really, nice tunes on this CD!
There was some snow put outside the Sony Building to promote the 3D show. "Please Don't Throw The Snow Balls" is like asking for it, right?
After the disappointment of the temporary Kiddyland in Omotosando, I remembered there's a four storey toy store called Hakuhinkan Toy Park here in Ginza.
Coming here made me happy. Lots of cute and fun toys to bring out my kid ego. I wanted to take this cat home. It says "Meow" in Japanese ("Nya!"), but in English, "I wuv you!". かわいい!
Just before coming home we went to the Chinese gyoza restaurant in Yurakucho. I've mentioned it many times before, so look it up if you're in this area. Many delicious food.
Wow. Long post, long day. A good start to my New Year's break! Phew.
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Saturday, 25 December 2010
Christmas 2010
I'm glad that the Christmas craft lessons have come and gone.
My favourite activity though was making the Christmas stockings. The needles were impossible to thread, but when they were finished they actually looked pretty good!
Unfortunately even though we had the Emperor's birthday holiday off, the powers that be made us work an extra day before Christmas. Luckily no kids, but it meant a fully booked seven lesson day. Thankfully it went relatively quickly and seeing that it started a whole three hours earlier it gave a bit more time to start to enjoy the Christmas holidays.
I thought to catch happy hour in the local pub only to find the place practically empty. They had the great idea to put me away in a corner away from other people. Great. May as well do this at home!
Anyway I made a very quick change of plan. Without buying any drinks, I caught the subway to Shinjuku to look at the Christmas lights around Takashimaya Square.
There were lots of people despite a windy five degree chill. As usual the penguins were out on show.
Here's a video time lapse I did on my iPhone. Brrr..
Before heading home we had some okonomiyaki here again.
It starts like this..
and ends up like this :D
Christmas day was fairly quiet, and sleepy. I gave her the Avenue Q theatre ticket, and I got two graniph t-shirts, this Animal Matrix, and this Control Bear one. cute huh?
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Tartan Days
I have to say I really love the EMS service. The first box posted on Thursday was already delivered by Monday!
The second box posted on Friday would've arrived on the same day if the Aussie Post didn't fluff the delivery address. Instead it, and the third box arrived today. Still, considering it travelled over the weekend, I think that is super fast. They mentioned that one of the boxes had been damaged, but I heard that all was received in good order.
I was in Shinjuku on Monday, so after work I picked up tickets to a theatre show I decided would make a good Christmas present.
There are many Christmas sales so we looked around and I saw some tartan pants in Taka-Q, next to ABC Mart.
I dismissed this shop in the past because it seemed like a very um, "metrosexual" kind of fashion. Quite appropriate when you look at the J-boys around here.
You're probably thinking "tartan?". Well, these are a bit more "punk rocker" than "avid golfer". I used to wear a pair back in the old gigging days playing in a band. I tried on a black and white pair, and a more reddish one. They actually looked pretty good.
I didn't have enough to buy them right then.I'd spent most of the money I had on me on the tickets, so I got them to hold them and I went back again today.
While I was there I went to the guitar store to try a Jackson PC-1. I tried it out a long time ago when it was something like 350,000 yen. At the moment it's 198,000 yen , and calling me. The gold hardware has a little bit of tarnish, but the transparent finish looks incredible, like 3D. I like Jackson guitars, but I've gone off pointy headstocks. This one has a Fender shaped one which appeals to me more too.
A Fender Triple Tele and maybe another Jem is also whispering sweet nothings in my ear. After the headache with that drum kit, you'd think I'd learnt my lesson.
Doesn't seem like it.
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Monday, 20 December 2010
Choco Ring
If you're in Shinjuku, go to the Marui, next to Bic Camera and Kinokuniya. There is a temporary Heart Bread Antique shop stall just outside selling Angel Choco Rings for 500 yen.
Basically they are bread pastry in a donut shape with lashings of chocolate and walnuts. To me they have a taste similar to Panettone, but more crispy than soft.
There is a playful website where you can control the rolls here, but it's much more satisfying eating them, and getting fatter.
I'm currently on my third one. You know you want it.
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Sunday, 19 December 2010
Omotosando Illuminations
I've managed to survive three Christmas parties. (Yokohama's last week was a REAL struggle getting home I can tell you). Number three, although an almost total sausage fest, was entertaining enough for me to stay and get drunk.
At all three, I participated in the "secret santa" gift exchanges. Two out of three were bath products. This "Otome No Nayami" one was by far the scariest. Eww..It's going to take a while to get that visual out of my mind.
Anyway, let's just say I wasn't as hungover as I normally am, so it was that we decided to go to see the "unmissable" Omotosando Illuminations.
In my mind Omotosando is like a lesser Ginza. It has quite a few classy and pricey boutiques like Ginza, but nicely bypasses the snobbery. It's a stones throw too from both the more youthful Harajuku and Shibuya.
Apparently from 2009 someone decided after eleven years to put up a whole lot of Christmas lights on the avenue of trees lining Omotosando once again. There were lots of people taking photos.The authorities inconveniently blocked off the overpasses, likely to prevent the shutterbugs from clogging them up taking photos from above.
I'm sure it's a real PITA to put the lights up, but it'd definitely have looked a lot more impressive with a bit more colour.
Off the main thoroughfare there are a whole of small clothing shops. As we made our through the back streets I walked into "Sevens", a 700 yen clothing store.
I saw this Batman shirt on a mannequin. I thought it looked pretty cool, so I tried it on. For the loose change, I thought it wasn't a big expense so I got it. At the counter I quickly learned, just like the 100 yen shops that aren't, these guys conveniently left out the extra 5% tax you have to pay. 735 yen though, I can live with that. Just keep it honest, right?
One store i really like here is the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) store, in the Gyre building. They have a lot of cool stuff that would make great presents. It was here that I first saw my Issey Miyake watch.
Right next door there is an "Eye of Gyre" art space where they often show a free exhibition. On this occasion we saw the photographic work of Mika Ninagawa.
Most of the photos had a lot of saturated colours which really made the images pop. If you're in the area this is definitely worth checking out.
In the basement of Gyre there was a small food shop that gave out coffee and food tastings. Sampleman™ definitely got his fill.
Just before we were about to leave, I wanted to see the temporary Kiddyland store. They are doing a major renovation, so they have relocated to smaller premises for the time being.
Sadly, it doesn't have the "magic" that the old store had. This abridged version kept me wanting more. It feels like how "Blister" in Shibuya shrunk down and relocated in Harajuku, them too losing what made them great in the first place.
+1 to the lightsaber chopsticks and Heely's roller sneakers they had, but a big boo hiss to leaving out the Domo-kun toys.
What's up with that?
By this time we were both really hungry. At the moment Macca's are doing 200 yen Big Macs, so we had that before being on our merry way back home.
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Friday, 17 December 2010
Drums Say Bye Bye
I don't know what it was, but definitely the freaks were out in force on another leisurely Wednesday night station beers.
I was first accosted by what was probably the most busted sumo girl in Japan.
I thought she wanted to ask directions or something. She asked, "What is your country?" The first thing that popped into my head was "America". They all think we're American, so I thought nothing to perpetuate the stereotype. In hindsight I should've said, "Japan". Now THAT would have done her head in!
While I was sipping down a pretty bad, kiwifruit chu-hi (hey, it was on sale), there were a few other near miss Japanese "objects" coming our way.
As one woman approached, the other guys moved to the side leaving their bags unattended. She went right up to their stuff. I thought she was going to do a runner. I had my mouth safely buried in an anpan.
All i can say is it must have been a full moon.
The good thing about Wednesdays is I pretty much drunkenly fall asleep straight away. The not-so-good thing is that my day is at least half over before I wake up.
Last Thursday I attempted to post the electric drum kit back to Australia. I can't set the whole kit up, and it's taking a lot of space up in the apartment.
This time I was going to do it via International Parcel Post (or "by ship" as you might say). The general idea was that I didn't really need it in a hurry back home and it's a whole lot cheaper than EMS (Express Mail Service).
The English Japan Post pages are reasonably easy to understand, but you have to look around pretty hard to get the details you have to understand, like size and weight limits as it pertains to your country.
For the International parcel post I looked here.
The picture shows the "formula" for size. According to this (Japanese only), Australia is B. That means maximum length is 1.05m, and the length PLUS the CIRCUMFERENCE must not be more than 2m. Furthermore, for Australia the maximum weight allowed in is 20kg.
Still with me?
With EMS the sizes are a whole lot more flexible. According to this on another far away page you can send a 1.5m long package, with a combined length and circumference up to 3m! Still only 20kg though.
Anyways, the two boxes I had neatly packed were both too heavy, and too big for Surface Mail. It was a pain getting the boxes to the post office, and I just didn't have time to unpack and repack. By this time my morale was pretty low too.
It was going to have to be another day.
So, fast forward one week, and I tried it all again. The problem was the drum rack. The poles were quite long, and the only way I could do this was to make a custom box out of the plentiful cardboard I have in the room. Wonderful!
Even with the best I tried, I STILL couldn't make it fit the restrictive dimensions. I gave up and sent it EMS. The other two boxes I decided to do the same. I even threw in the Tickle Me Elmo as I don't use it anywhere near as much either.
It cost a LOT to send three boxes of almost 20kg each. The last was 150g over, so I had to remove one item from the lesser box to let me send them. Although I'm a little sad to see it go (for now), it's a relief I finally got it able to be sent.
What this has taught me is not to buy any more drums, or other big and heavy stuff. More guitars? Hmm.. I got to send two more of those back home sometime.. :'(
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Bono Makes Out With Amy Poehler, U2 Wins Golden Globe Award
U2 won a trophy for Best Original Song last night at the Golden Globe Awards, but it's unlikely that's what lead singer Bono will remember when he looks back on the evening years later.
That's because the show's co-host, comedian Amy Poehler, decided to spice up the night by making out with the perpetually sunglasses-adorned singer upon winning her first ever Golden Globe, for Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series for her work on 'Parks and Recreation.'
In just another example of his charitable mindset, Bono gave Poehler a relaxing massage while the nominees were announced, despite the fact that his lovely wife was sitting right nearby. Upon hearing that she won, Poehler comically swapped spit with the rock star before going up to accept her award.
U2 won their award for 'Ordinary Love' from the movie 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,' their first new song in over four years. They are expected to release a new album later this year.


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President Obama and his party are pursuing a new strategy to force the GOP into a debate on popular antipoverty programs, beginning with this week's focus on the extension of long-term unemployment benefits. It's a plan designed to frame this year's midterm elections in populist terms – an approach that Democrats believe will exploit a central GOP vulnerability with voters. And Republicans – for the first time in a while – are now trying to find an effective defense.
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voices frustration toward Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid over a lack of amendments being debated in the Senate relating to extending unemployment benefits.
Yet those attempts run against the GOP's broader actions, as conservatives demand historic cuts to food assistance programs and decline to extend aid to unemployed Americans.
GOP opposition to an increase in the national minimum wage and repeated votes over whether to repeal all or part of Obamacare could also hand Democrats an aid to employ a populist playbook that the party used with great success in 2012.
"If they want to go toe-to-toe on this terrain, I think Democrats are more than willing to have that fight," said Brad Woodhouse, the president of the progressive activist group Americans United for Change. "They'll be playing on our turf if that's how they want to prosecute this election."
Democrats' optimism is fueled by figures like one in December's NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, which found they enjoyed a 28 point advantage over the GOP on the question of which party is better about showing compassion and concern for people. (The flip side, though, is that Republicans had a 10-point edge on which party is best-equipped to deal with the economy.)
The emphasis comes as the issue of inequality and opportunity become increasingly animating issues for the Democratic Party. For example, Bill de Blasio rode a wave of frustration toward increased inequality during his successful bid for mayor of New York City last year.
While some in the GOP have grown attuned to voters' restlessness, Republicans seem as divided as ever as to how and whether to manage Democrats' coming onslaught.
The party is being pulled in several different directions. First, the GOP is hardly to inclined to support most anything backed by Obama during an election year. Second, influential conservative activist groups have pressured Republican lawmakers to cut food stamps and vote down extensions in unemployment insurance – and Republicans who fear a primary challenge this year have heeded their advice. And third, Republicans struggle to rally around an alternative group of proposals that would clearly address joblessness and poor economic mobility; most conservative proposals have revolved around familiar themes of repealing the Affordable Care Act, undoing regulations and cutting taxes.
Witness the internal split on Tuesday's vote over whether to extend unemployment benefits for three months. Six Republican senators (most of whom are regarded as moderates) broke ranks to help Democrats pass the extension. But the legislation is almost sure to die in the GOP-controlled House, where leaders have demanded offsets to finance the extension.
"Instead of working on reforms that would actually help people overcome the challenges so many of them face in this economy, Democrats plan to exploit these folks for political gain," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said ahead of Tuesday's unemployment insurance vote. (McConnell proposed a one-year delay of Obamacare's individual mandate as a tradeoff for a one-year extension of jobless benefits.)
The GOP continues to wrestle with food assistance, as well. Republicans could only muster the necessary votes to approve a must-pass farm bill after stripping almost $40 billion from food stamp programs, an historic cut.
President Barack Obama delivers remarks Tuesday at the White House about extending unemployment insurance benefits for Americans who are out of work.
And conservatives have even balked at times at approving House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's, R-Va., suite of "Making Life Work" proposals that were finely-tuned to project Republican empathy for the poor and working class.
Still, the party also seems to have realized that it can't weather the Democratic offensive idly. GOP leaders have spent the past year working to improve their outreach, and repackage well-worn conservative proposals into overarching middle class-friendly proposals.
Party luminaries like Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan have forcefully labeled 50-year-old "War on Poverty" programs a failure, instead proposing a variety of market-friendly initiatives as an alternative to more government spending, their criticism of entrenched antipoverty programs could undercut their efforts to advance an alternative.
Republicans would much rather fight out the election over Obamacare and the effects the GOP argues health reform will have on the economy and health care. But as frustration toward stagnant wages and mounting inequality grows, the GOP will have to work to show to voters that they care about those issues, too.
Whether those efforts are mere lip service or something more resonant might just be decided at the polls this fall.


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What's so terrifying about a short Italian plumber that would make an 800 pound gorilla flee instead of facing him? As it turns out, absolutely nothing.
Dorkly's latest game-inspired video hits the barrel on the head. Even as a young boy, something struck me as odd about the dynamic between Mario and Donkey Kong. Mario a tiny little man facing off against a creature easily capable of rending him limb-from-limb. Mario, who can be killed by a rolling barrel. Last time I checked, giant gorilla beats barrel in the great cosmic game of Rock-Paper-Scissors. Seems to me that old Donkey Kong could have saved a whole lot of time and effort by just letting Mario approach him. Primates gotta fling shit, I suppose.


text: Matching Ofsted reports to voting patterns. DGLimages/shutterstock.com December 12, 2016 Is there really a link between school performance and the Brexit vote? Andrew Clapham, Nottingham Trent University The head of Ofsted has said a sense that educational needs had been neglected fuelled the vote in favour of Brexit. Is he right?


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CONCORD (CBS SF) — BART removed three of four cars from an out-of-service train that derailed in Concord during the Friday evening commute, prompting buses and a shuttle train to stand in for normal train service between four stations on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line.
Cranes Saturday morning hoisted the third of four cars involved in the derailment off of elevated BART tracks in Concord, and the fourth car was expected to be removed by 1 p.m., agency spokesman Jim Allison said.
Flatbed trucks were bringing the cars to a BART maintenance yard. Once all of the cars are removed, crews will replace cables and other parts of the trackway damaged by the derailment and will inspect the rails for safety, the spokesman said.
Allison said the trackway sustained "significant" damage in the derailment, which happened as an out-of-service train was leaving the Concord station around 6:30 p.m. Friday.
No conductors were injured in the derailment.
BART officials continue to investigate what caused the derailment, which agency spokeswoman Alicia Trost said happened as the train traveled over a switching mechanism known as an interlocking.
Full repairs to the trackway weren't expected to be completed before Saturday afternoon, according to Allison.
Until then, BART was running bus service between the Pleasant Hill and Pittsburg/Bay Point stations as well as a shuttle train between the Pittsburg/Bay Point and North Concord stations.
Those planning to take BART from Contra Costa County toward San Francisco Saturday were encouraged to take trains to and from the Pleasant Hill station to avoid significant delays.
Allison said BART employees were on hand at each of the four affected stations to answer travelers' questions Saturday.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah soccer league that saw one of its referees punched by a teen player and sent into a coma plans to play on — but with security present at games and without the player's team, its president said Friday.
Mario Vasquez, president of La Liga Continental de Futbol, said he'll hire off-duty police officers to watch over games, which will resume this weekend at a middle school in a Salt Lake City suburb. The 17-year-old's team has been expelled from the league.
The referee, Ricardo Portillo, 46, remains in a coma with his family praying for a miracle. The teenager, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, is in juvenile detention on suspicion of aggravated assault. The charges could be amplified if Portillo dies.
Portillo's oldest daughter said Thursday her father had been attacked before while refereeing — even having his ribs and leg broken. But Vasquez said those incidents didn't happen in his league.
"We've never seen something like that before," Vasquez said. "We are still in shock. We can't believe it happened."
The unaffiliated Hispanic soccer league will have to be on its best behavior moving forward or risk losing the field it plays on each Saturday. The school district that has rented it two soccer fields at Eisenhower Junior High School for the past three years has sent the league a formal warning.
The letter cites Saturday's assault and previous complaints that the league didn't clean up trash and violated the ban on drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. Teachers at the school say they recently found water bottles, beer cans, cigarette butts and a dirty diaper on the field following the games.
"In addition, as you know, Eisenhower was mentioned in the news as a result of the player's assault on the referee," wrote Granite School District director Bryce Holbrook. "This situation only adds more cause to warn you in the hopes that your soccer events will be positive and civil activities."
Vasquez said he created the youth league in 2009 to give Latino children in the Salt Lake City area a place to play soccer, and for their family and friends to gather, socialize and have fun. These types of leagues are common in major U.S. cities, especially among Spanish-speaking immigrants who often barbecue there and play music in a de facto celebration of the Latin American passion for soccer.
But that passion became a flash of rage last Saturday in the goalie box at an Eisenhower field in Taylorsville, a Salt Lake City suburb about 10 miles southwest of downtown.
Accounts from Vasquez, Portillo's daughter and a police report released Friday offer a detailed narrative of what happened.
The teenager was playing goalie when Ricardo Portillo issued him a yellow card for pushing an opposing forward trying to score a goal. In soccer, a yellow card is given as a warning to a player for an egregious violation of the rules. Two yellow cards lead to a red card and expulsion from the game.
The teenager, quite a bit heavier than Portillo, began arguing with the referee, then unleashed a punch to his face. Portillo seemed fine at first, then asked to be held because he felt dizzy. He sat down and started vomiting blood, triggering his friend to call an ambulance.
When police arrived around noon, the teenager was gone and Portillo was laying on the ground in the fetal position. Through translators, Portillo told EMTs that his face and back hurt and he felt nauseous. He had no visible injuries and remained conscious. He was considered to be in fair condition when they took him to the Intermountain Medical Center.
But when Portillo arrived to the hospital, he slipped into a coma with swelling in his brain. Portillo's daughter Johana Portillo called detectives to let them know his condition had worsened.
That's when detectives intensified their search for the goalie. By Saturday evening, the teenager's father agreed to bring him down to speak with police.
Vasquez said he doesn't know much about the player, but said the league has had no problems with him before.
The league, which has 100 children, is not affiliated with the popular Utah Youth Soccer Association or any city or town recreation department. Utah Youth Soccer Association CEO Andrew Hiatt has called it a "rogue league," saying there usually are at least three of these leagues in the Salt Lake City area at any given time. They come and go, he said, due to a lack of organization.
Vasquez, however, said his league has rules and protocols, and that every player is informed about the code of conduct. Vasquez and Portillo have been friends for many years, having refereed together in other Hispanic leagues. Vasquez has been visiting Portillo every day in the hospital.
On Friday, the league's Facebook page featured a picture of Portillo in an orange referee uniform, along with the words, "Estamos contigo," or "We're with you."
Johanna Portillo said she and her sisters begged their father to stop refereeing because of the risk from angry players, but he continued because he loved soccer.
"It was his passion," she said. "We could not tell him no."


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text: Dickson Kiptolo Chumba was the surprise winner of the 29th De Lage Lander Eindhoven Marathon on Sunday. The 25-year-old Kenyan won this IAAF Silver Label Road Race with in a course record of 2:05:46, bettering the previous best set last year by his compatriot Jafred Chirchir by just two second. With his time Chumba also bettered his personal best (2:07:23) by over one and a half minutes. "I was very, very tired over the last two kilometres," admitted Chumba. "I didn't really know what was happening behind me." "I decided to make my break just before 29 kilometres because my body felt very good and the pace at that time felt so slow. I was quite surprised at first because I thought somebody might come with me but I soon felt confident that I could win. "I knew I was running fast but I was never quite sure how fast until I turned the last corner and saw the clock at the finishing line. "The man on the motor bike (race director Peer Pulles) was showing me cards with times, telling me how fast I was going, but it didn't register. I could see what he was doing but it didn't go into my mind," said the softly spoken Chumba, who hails from Kapsabet and who is a training partner of 2012 Paris Marathon winner Stanley Biwott.Kenyans Franklin Chepkwony and teenager Erick Ndiema finished second and third in 2:06:11 and 2:06:17. Just like last year pre-race favourite Tadese Tola of Ethiopia was a disappointing fourth in 2:08:01.Aberume Mekuria of Ethiopia was the women's winner in 2:28:18. The 28-year-old East African also clocked a personal best. Dutchwoman Miranda Boonstra (40) finished second in 2:28:13. A large group of around 20 including the pacemakers set out a rather fast pace passing five and ten kilometres in 14:39 and 29:33, respectively. A 59:45 split at the 20 kilometres marker followed before the midway point was reached in 1:02:57, just 12 seconds over the foreseen half way split. The group was still compact. Just after the half way point Ethiopian Sisay Jisa tried to break away but he soon was reeled back in. Sisay's break was a sign. The group now broke and at the 25 kilometres point nine runners - Kenyans Chumba, Chepkwony, Tola, Stephen Tum, Francis Kipkoech Bowen, Julius Arile, Ndiema, Peter Kosgei and Weldon Kirui - passed in 1:14:10. At that point the course record was in real danger.Around 29 kilometres Chumba placed an attack and nobody could answer. In a fluent rhythm the Kenyan went on to build a wide gap over his opponents of whom Tola and Chepkwony were then the closest rivals. Chumba's split at 35K was 1:43:31. In the final kilometres it became clear that Chumba had taken too much of his power. The pace softened but he was never in danger. Finally he finished in 2:05:46 breaking the course record by a mere two seconds. With nine finishers inside 2:10:00 Eindhoven proved again to be a very fast Marathon.In the women's race pre-race favourite Boonstra ran most of the race in company of the eventual winner, Ethiopian Aberume Mekuria, who left her Dutch rival just after the 35th kilometre and clocked a winning personal best of 2:27:20. It was Boonstra's six national champion title the first however on the Marathon.Patrick Stitzinger took the men's Dutch title in 2:16:51.Wim van Hemert for the IAAFLeading Results:MEN - 1.Dickson Kiptolo Chumba, KEN 2:05:46 PB, course record: Previous 2:05:48 by Jafred Chirchir (Ken) 2011 2. Franklin Chepkwony, KEN 2:06:11 PB 3. Erick Ndiema, KEN 2:06:17 4. Tadese Tola, ETH 2:08:01 5. Francis Kipkoech Bowen, KEN 2.08.21 6. Solomon Kiptoo, KEN 2:08:30 PB 7. Stephen Tum, ETH 2:08:39 8. Weldon Kirui, KEN 2:09:06 PB 9. Julius Chepkwony, KEN 2:09:09 PB10. Gezaghen Beyene Girma, ETH 2:10:5211. Abdelhadi el Hachimi, BEL 2:11:5312. Sisay Jisa, ETH 2:16:12 WOMEN - 1. Aberume Mekuria, ETH 2:27:20 PB 2. Miranda Boonstra, NED 2:28:18 national champion 3. Dinkenesh Mekasha, ETH 2:30:31 4. Andrea Deelstra, NED 2:34:33 debut 5. Merel de Knegt, NED 2:35:07 PB 6. Inge de Jong, NED 2:41:40 7. Els Rens, BEL 2:42:09 8. Miriam van Rijen, NED 2:46:50


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PI-UIUC Joint Workshop On Strongly Correlated Quantum Many-Body Systems
Twist defects are point-like objects that support robust non-local
storage of quantum information and non-abelian unitary operations.
Unlike quantum deconfined anyonic excitations, they rely on symmetry
rather than a non-abelian topological order. Zero energy Majorana bound
states can arise at lattice defects, such as disclinations and
dislocations, in a topological crystalline superconductor. More general
parafermion bound state can appear as twist defects in a topological
I will begin reviewing the Callan-Harvey mechanism of anomaly inflow
with particular focus on topological edge states and show how the
inflow picture naturally converts the non-covariant "consistent"
gauge anomaly of Bardeen and Zumino to the more physical "covariant"
anomaly. I will then discuss some recent derivations of the covariant
form of the gauge anomaly from classical phase space flows.
When proximity coupled to s-wave superconductors, quantum wires can
support effective p-wave superconductivity under appropriate
circumstances. The p-wave state has Majorana states at the wire ends
which can store quantum information. I will discuss some properties of
Majorana states formed in oxide and semiconductor quantum wires,
including superconducting state phase diagrams as a function of
spin-orbit coupling strength, Fermi energy, and external magnetic field
strength, and Majorana exchange properties.
We employ holographic techniques to study quantum quenches at finite
temperature, where the quenches involve varying the coupling of the
boundary theory to a relevant operator with an arbitrary conformal
dimension. The evolution of the system is studied by evaluating the
expectation value of the quenched operator and the stress tensor
throughout the process. The time dependence of the new coupling is
characterized by a fixed timescale and the response of the observables
Certain varieties of transition metal oxides possess both significant
interactions and strong spin-orbit coupling. In this talk I will
describe materials-motivated models that predict topological phases in
heterostructured and bulk transition metal oxides. We find Z2
topological insulators, Chern insulators, topological crystalline
insulators, and interaction-driven topological phases not adiabatically
connected to non-interacting topological phases.
At a quantum critical point (QCP) in two or more spatial dimensions,
leading-order contributions to the scaling of entanglement entropy
typically follow the "area" law, while sub-leading behavior contains
universal physics. Different universal functions can be access through
entangling subregions of different geometries. For example, for
polygonal shaped subregions, quantum field theories have demonstrated
that the sub-leading scaling is logarithmic, with a universal
coefficient dependent on the number of vertices in the polygon.
One of the open problems in strong correlation physics is whether or not
Luttinger's theorem works for doped Mott insulators, particularly in
the pseudo gap regime where the pole-like excitations form only a Fermi
arc. I will begin this talk by using this theorem to count particles and
show that it fails in general for the Mott state. The failure stems
from the divergent self energy that underlies Mottness. When such a
divergence is present, charged degrees of freedom are present that have


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COVER- Joie de livre: 15th Book Fest, 15 hot lit picks
Seems like only yesterday that the Virginia Festival of the Book was an infant, and now, at 15– it's an adolescent– a very mature adolescent. With the tougher economic diet, the four-day March 18-22 event lost its baby fat and is a bit trimmer this year– down from 171 programs last year to 131, although still with far too many choices for book lovers, most of them free.
Like a precocious teen, the book fest keeps trying new things. Last year, it showed a pubescent interest in sex (tantric!). This year the Festival of the Book offers a more sophisticated wine-and-cheese interlude with David Baldacci and Adriana Trigiani– although that sold out long ago. Hiphop makes the scene, and another music and poetry event– Rita Dove and Boyd Tinsley at the Paramount– is such a good idea that you wonder why no one thought of it sooner.
For those who are stressed and wondering whether they'll get into the traditionally packed headline events like John Grisham at Culbreth on Saturday, March 21, this year the book fest offers a $15 Headline Event pass that guarantees a spot. Otherwise, free tickets will be distributed an hour early; first come, first served.
There's literally something for everyone, and to narrow our 15 picks for the 15th anniversary, here are a few festival topics we won't have time to attend– although you certainly may want to:
- Oceans– three events scheduled March 20.
- Crime Wave for mystery fans (but if we went, we'd choose the March 21 luncheon with Brad Meltzer).
- Doctors who write.
- Poetry, although New Yorker poetry editor Paul Muldoon headlines March 18, and we've heard buzz about Richmond native Sam Witt.
- Edgar Allan Poe with relative Harry Poe.
- Sold-out events like the Festival Luncheon with Trigiani. (Get on the list for notice of tickets for next year.)
- How to get published– more than a dozen events there.
- Weaving with former local Liz Gipson March 20 at the Needle Lady.
Full Virginia Festival of the Book schedule is available at www.vabook.org.
Kids count too at the 15th annual Virginia Festival of the Book with lots of family friendly fun for young readers of all ages. Topping this list is StoryFest, an all-day Saturday event with readings and hands-on activities especially for children. Other kid lit events happen throughout the festival. Here are a few of our favorites:
Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday: Creating Paperbag Art. Retired Charlottesville Schools principal Mozelle Booker enlivens the early life of the 16th president with puppets and Ann Donegan Johnson's book, The Story of Abraham Lincoln. Afterward, artist John Trippel helps kids celebrate Abe's birthday by creating their own image of Lincoln's life.
6pm Wednesday, March 18, Carver Recreation Center.
I Dig George! (Washington, That Is). Noelle Hall was working at Ferry Farm, the Spotsylvania County boyhood home of another famous president, when she met an unusual archaeologist. Through her picture book, I Dig George: A Story of Ferry Farm, and its companion activity book, Hall tells the story of Digger the groundhog as he reveals how this nitty-gritty science uncovers secrets about the place where George Washington grew up.
10am Saturday, March 21, Village School.
Connecting Kids with Nature. We like the idea of getting the kids out of the house and away from the TV. Radford University English professor, avid outdoorsman, and father of two Rick Van Noy helps kids get outside and into nature with tips from his book, A Natural Sense of Wonder.
Noon Saturday, March 21, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports.
The Art of Making a Children's Book: An Activity for Children. Children's book author and illustrator Anna Alter and local watercolor artist Lee Alter team up for a celebration of books and art. Anna shows kids how she creates picture books like her What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe? and Abigail Spells. Then Lee, Anna's mom, leads kids in creating their own illustrations. (For children wishing to participate in the art activity, a $5 donation is suggested.)
12:30pm Saturday, March 21, McGuffey Art Center.
HipHop Speaks to Children. Performer and former Hook music writer Damani Harrison, Burley Middle School P.E. and dance teacher Troy Stephen, and African drummer William "Whit" Whitten get kids moving to the poetic beat of hiphop with music, drumming, dancing, and stories. Participants are asked to bring new or gently used books to contribute to "Feeding Body and Mind," a program that helps feed both the body and the mind by collecting new and used books and distributes them to emergency food bank recipients.
2pm Saturday, March 21, Carver Recreation Center.
Hook's picks
1. Stories from the Civil Rights Movement. The panel line-up may be heavy on the white guys, but UVA law profs Richard Bonnie and Mildred Wigfall Robinson co-edited a collection of 40 essays written by people who were in school when one of the most influential Supreme Court decisions was made. It's called Law Touched Our Hearts: A Generation Remembers Brown v. Board of Education. With Freedom's Main Line: The Journey of Reconciliation and the Freedom Rides author Derek Catsam, and Peter Wallenstein, who wrote Higher Education and the Civil Rights Movement. [An unsung Civil Rights hero, John A. Stokes, who helped lead the Farmville student strike in 1951, will be talking at another event at Walton Middle School open only to students].
Noon Thursday, March 19, at UVA Bookstore
2. Demagogues and Change: A Discussion of the Current State of our Democracy. If current events haven't already scared the heck out of you, check this out. Former John Edwards foreign policy advisor Michael Signer has written Demagogue: The Fight to Save Democracy from Its Worst Enemies, and in between weighing in on every Constitutional issue that arises, Rutherford Institute prez John Whitehead has written The Change Manifesto: Join the Block by Block Movement to Remake America. Moderated by sorely missed former Daily Progress political expert Bob Gibson, now head of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.
2pm Thursday, March 19, UVa Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections
3. Extraordinary Journeys: A Fiction Panel. Every book fest features at least one panel with the funny fiction writers– even though this one isn't billed as such. We've talked to Rodes Fishburne [see Facetime p. 26] and his local kin, who say he could have done stand-up, and Susan Gregg Gilmore's title, Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen, indicates a sense of humor. With Washington and Lee prof Domnica Radulescu, whose Train to Trieste documents a young girl's flight from Romania.
2pm Thursday, March 19, Barnes & Noble
4. Spying. Cool. Harriet the Spy fans will hardly be able to resist Fred Hitz's Why Spy: Espionage in an Age of Uncertainty and James Olson's Fair Play: The Moral Dilemmas of Spying.
6pm Thursday, March 19, Barnes & Noble
5. The Art of Historical Fiction: A Conversation with Alan Cheuse and Mary Doria Russell. We're intrigued with Russell, the paleoanthropologist who taught gross anatomy at Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry before switching gears to write critically acclaimed novels [see Facetime p. 27]. With NPR/book fest regular Cheuse, this headliner will be taped for broadcast on Sarah McConnell's With Good Reason.
8pm Thursday, March 19, Culbreth Theatre
6. The Late-Night Story Slam. Not sure what a story slam is? Neither are we, but it features some of our favorite local raconteurs like Paul Curreri, Stevie Jay, Browning Porter, Fran Smith, and Mariflo Stevens spinning true tales, and the audience gets to vote on who lives... or who dies. Okay, who wins. No storytellers will be harmed at this event.
10pm Thursday, March 19, R2 at Rapture
7. Jack Kerouac's America. Gordon Ball wears a military uniform at Virginia Military Institute, where he teaches, but he used to hang out with Allen Ginsberg, and has written several books about the Beat poet. Hilary Holladay is the director of the Kerouac Center for American Studies at the Lowell campus of U-Mass, and Matt Theado has written a book on Kerouac.
2pm Friday, March 20, Gravity Lounge
8. Book Review Superstars. We're unabashed Michael Dirda fans [See Hot Seat, p. 28], and it was only our 15-picks constraint that limits us from mentioning the Washington Post reviewer's other event March 20 (10am Central Library). He's with NPR's Alan Cheuse, WETA's Bethanne Kelly Patrick and Louis Bayard.
4pm Friday, March 20, UVA Bookstore
9. What Should Book Collectors Collect Now, and Why. Two reasons to check out an otherwise incredibly dry-sounding event: 1. Terry Belanger, founding director of Rare Book School and 2005 MacArthur award winner is a self-admitted genius at self promotion [see Facetime p. 24]. 2. The Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections is one of the most beautiful buildings on Grounds.
4pm Friday, March 20, at the aforementioned Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections.
10. Another Music: An Evening with Rita Dove and Boyd Tinsley. Former poet laureate Rita Dove. DMB violinist Boyd Tinsley. Do we really need to say anything more? Hint: Get your $10 ticket now before this event sells out.
8pm Friday, March 20, Paramount Theater
11. Annual Book Fair. Publishers and authors, including one of Sweden's 10 women of the year, transsexual Li Sam, who flies in to be at the fest at her own expense. Free coffee in the morning!
9am to 4pm Saturday, March 21, Omni atrium
12. The Quick and the Undead: Vampires. We love bloodsuckers, especially hot ones. Mario Acevedo's books like Jailbait Zombie are the pulp fiction of vampire lit. And we like the sound The Dead Travel Fast by Eric Nuzum and Once Dead, Twice Shy by Kim Harrison, both of whom will be here.
2pm Saturday, March 21, Albemarle County Office Building
13. Nice Jewish Girls Gone Wild. Long ago, we subscribed to an obscure Hollywood magazine called Movieline that used Martha Frankel, who inserted herself into whatever celebrity profile she wrote, so that we ended up remembering more about Martha Frankel than Leonardo DiCaprio or Mike Tyson. That's why we would read her book, Hats & Eyeglasses: A Memoir, about growing up in a family of diehard gamblers. She's joined by Doreen Orion, who toured the U.S. in an RV fueled by martinis and wrote Queen of the Road, and Slob Proof! writer Deborah Wiener.
4pm Saturday, March 21, City Council Chambers
14. Authors' Reception. One of our favorite book fest events because it involves wine, food and writers. Daphne and Tim Reid [interviewed in next week's Hook] host– he's just written Tim and Tom: An American Comedy in Black and White– along with Katherine Neville, author of The Fire, and Director of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress John Cole. Tickets are $35, and this has been prone to sell out the past few years. Usually at Carr's Hill, but this year the glasses clink in UVA's charming special collections library.
6pm Saturday, March 21, UVA Harrison Institute / Small Special Collections
15. Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World. Okay, we'll admit, we really don't care that much about the 1960 Olympics, but when we hear Pulitzer-Prize winning Washington Post journalist David Maraniss, we're there.
3pm Sunday, March 22, Albemarle County Office Building


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Is Red the new black?
NBC has ordered an additional nine episodes of The Blacklist, making it the first freshman drama of the 2013-2014 season to get a full 22-episode season.
The Blacklist is centered on the unique working relationship between one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives, Red Reddington (James Spader) and FBI profiler Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone). The series' first two episodes averaged 10 million viewers and a 3.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic.
"The many layers of Red Reddington and his mysterious reasons for getting into bed with the FBI seem to be fascinating to fans of this show," Jennifer Salke, NBC's President of Entertainment, said in a statement. "With great talent like James Spader and Megan Boone on board, as well our stellar executive producers and the whole cast and crew, we believe this outstanding series will continue to make NBC a big destination on Monday nights."
Friday also marked the 2013-2014 season's first cancellation, which went to the ABC drama Lucky 7. On Thursday, Fox renewed Sleepy Hollow for a 13-episode second season. The only other freshman series that has received a full season order is The Michael J. Fox Show — which received the order when it was first picked up by NBC in August 2012.
The Blacklist airs Mondays at 10/9c on NBC. Are you excited for more?


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Midnight Poison!! You're wearing one of my all-time favorites today - wonderful choice!!
I hope you have a very Happy New Year!!!
'Geranium Pour Homme' at Malles / Dries van Noten at last. Picked one up and mentioned to Frowned Upon. Tried 'Dans Tes Bras' again and may grab one . . .
Looks like LC IFC will carry Amouage in a week or two
Read what you wrote about Harvey Nichols. Would like to know if they carry Jicky, Opres L'ondee, Chamade - all by Guerlain? Thanks.
Best birthday wishes, dear! Have a lovely day!
Happy Birthday, Coconut!!
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"Sweet Surprise Tic Tac Toe," our ecard pick of the week, is another fun interactive selection in our online game series that makes for a lighthearted and entertaining way of sending birthday wishes and greetings. We'd love
this birthday ecard by artist Drew King even if we didn't have a sweet tooth!
Of course the fact that it features birthday cupcakes as the design makes it
that much sweeter to send.
If you're looking for other Interactive eCards, Online Game eCards, Talking eCards,
or fun Postcards, Blue Mountain can help you stay connected and celebrate birthdays
in may different ways! Have you already sent this card? Let us know who you sent it to and their reaction. We love hearing from our members!